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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20050414
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050414

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GIGAMEDIA LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001105101
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30540
		FILM NUMBER:		05749418

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		57 TUNG HSING RD FOURTH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		TAIPEI TAIWAN (886-2)8768-3020
		CITY:			REPUBLIC OF CHINA
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			00000
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K
                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                     PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          For the month of April, 2005
                        Commission File Number: 000-30540

                                GIGAMEDIA LIMITED
                        122 TunHua North Road, 14th Floor
                             Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

     Form 20-F [ x ]            Form 40-F [  ]

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)

     Yes [  ]                   No [ x ]

(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b) :82-      .)
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GIGAMEDIA LIMITED is filing under cover of Form 6-K:

Contents

     1.   Press release announcing GigaMedia Updates Guidance for Fourth Quarter
          and Full Year 2004 (attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1).


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                  GigaMedia Limited
                                                  -----------------
                                                  (Registrant)




Date: April 14, 2005                              By: /s/ Thomas T. Hui
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  (Signature)
                                                  Name: Thomas T. Hui
                                                  Title: Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit 99.1


                         GIGAMEDIA UPDATES GUIDANCE FOR
                        FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2004


          o    EXPECTS PROFITABLE FOURTH QUARTER
          o    EXPECTS PROFITABLE FULL YEAR 2004


TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 13, 2005 - GigaMedia Limited ("GigaMedia" or the
"Company") (NASDAQ: GIGM) today updated guidance regarding the Company's
fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 consolidated financial results. The Company
reported that ongoing internal restructuring continues to make progress, and
that the Company expects to report a consolidated net profit for the fourth
quarter and for the full year 2004.

GigaMedia expects to announce fourth-quarter and full-year 2004 consolidated
financial results in mid-May, following completion of the Company's year-end
financial audit.


ABOUT GIGAMEDIA

GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a diversified
provider of broadband and entertainment services, with headquarters in Taipei,
Taiwan. The Company operates Taiwan's two largest music store chains, Rose
Records and Tachung Records, through its subsidiary G-Music. The Company also
operates a major Taiwanese broadband ISP, providing Internet access service and
broadband content with multiple delivery technologies via its Web destination
http://www.gigigaga.com. GigaMedia's subsidiary KBT provides broadband services
to corporate subscribers in Taiwan. The Company also develops software for
online entertainment services, including the global online gaming market. More
information on GigaMedia can be obtained from http://ir.giga.net.tw.

The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are not
historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. GigaMedia cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on
the Company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such
forward-looking statements. Information as to certain factors that could cause
actual results to vary can be found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in June 2004.


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